Lemon is still sick, it's a struggle to get her to eat anything and to give her her medicine. But we managed another day, hopefully tomorrow will be a little better.
Lucy initially went to chomp on her sister's tail but decided to keep her company instead.
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Lemon was clearly feeling a bit under the weather these last few days (again 😓) and at first I thought that it might just be the stress from having a new kitten that got to her. But then she stopped eating her kibble and started drooling, so back to the vet we went. Turns out she has a painful infection on her tongue that is causing her problems. The vet have us painkillers for her, let's hope they help.
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Our poor baby is sick. She suddenly stopped eating yesterday, instead she was vomiting almost nonstop. We took her to the vet who had a lot of trouble drawing blood from her because she was tensing up so much. They had to try three of her legs, and her neck got shaved and jabbed three times before they could get enough to run the required tests. Needless to say she was pretty traumatized by the time we got home.
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Loki update: cultures, meds, and a zero balance(!)
Quick medical news first: Loki’s urine culture did grow bacteria. The first lab run didn’t include sensitivity to his current antibiotic (Orbax), but a couple of days later, we got the call that Orbax does cover what’s growing, so we’re staying the course. He’s bright, eating, and healing.
On the money side: we finished paying the bill (screenshots show both invoices at $0.00). Thank you again to everyone who donated/shared; you helped us get to even so Loki could keep getting care.
What’s next:
Strict RX-only urinary diet for Loki going forward to keep us from backsliding. It expensive but 100% worth the price.
He’s still kennel-confined and rocking the Shark/Donut cones, very ready to retire both.
Suture removal next Wednesday (needs sedation, estimate ~$240).
After that, we’ll finally tackle his dental if he stays stable ($900 - $1200).
For now, there are no big new bills, but as we’ve learned, things can change fast. We’ll keep you posted after suture removal. Thanks for sticking with our shark-boy while he fights his way back to normal.
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Loki Update: Healing, Shark Collar, and Where Funds Went
Good news first: Loki had a recheck today and he’s doing really well. Electrolytes are back in the normal range, he’s alert/curious, and he even made the vet tech juggle him on the way back to our room (classic Loki chaos).
The plan is suture removal next week, start tapering a couple meds, and keep a hawk-eye on any licking. We’re waiting on culture results to see if we need to swap antibiotics again.
We also saw the bladder images; gnarly is the right word. The surgeon did a double closure because the bladder wall was so angry/inflamed; it was iffy at the time, but seems to be holding and healing now.
Payment update & thanks:
We just added $595 to our Parkview account ($495 cash + $100 card).
Outstanding balance: $1,712.10 total
Invoice #20130 (9/12): $1,617.82 remaining
Invoice #20212 (9/15): $94.28
We’re waiting on the GoFundMe transfer; all GFM funds will go straight to these balances.
Huge thank-you to everyone who’s donated/shared; your help is literally keeping Loki’s care moving forward. We’ll update again after suture removal (and with the culture results).
More Info: https://gofund.me/52b7382c1
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Update on Loki 💜
We just wanted to take a moment to say thank you so much to everyone who has helped us so far. Between GoFundMe and cash donations, we’ve been able to raise $330 ($150 in cash and $180 through GoFundMe). Every dollar is going straight to Loki’s bill on Monday.
He still has a bit of a road ahead, we go back for a recheck on Monday, and then he’ll need his stitches out two weeks from this past Wednesday. Those visits will add more costs, but we’re really hoping that will be the end of it and no more major emergencies.
We can’t thank you enough for supporting our sweet boy while he fights through all of this. Your kindness truly means the world to us.
❤️ From us, and from Loki
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